Tom Davies is one of the youngsters thriving under Ronald Koeman at Everton

“And that’s why I like Steve (Walsh’s) function in the club. He is for the long term and sometimes he is looking for young players who are not first-team players.”

The 54-year-old went on to explain that his main role at Everton is to coach the team, but revealed his aspirations to help the long-term future of the club by giving experience to some of their promising youngsters.
Koeman added: “My function is to win every weekend but, if I can help the club by giving chances to young players, I will.

“But first of all, we need a strong team for next season.

“Of course, we need to have agreement but we know exactly what we like and what we need for the first team.”

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